A remote outpost of the Firstborn empire, a Watchtower, comes under attack from a host of Stygians. Both sides have to try to hold the Watchtower and eliminating the opposing force.

The scenario played is the one from the Watchtower supplement. The Firstborn force consists of 600 points worth of troops, the Stygian host of 1,200 points.

Deployment

Turn 1

The priestess opened the battle by attemting to engulf the Repulsar Knight and the swordmen with a greater Desert Wyrm, succeding in it. The Repulsar Knight resisted while the swordmen leader and the swordmen banner bearer died.

The Repulsar Knight retreated into the tower basement.

The Hammerhead advanced, followed by the Reaper after the Swordmen followed the Repulsar Knight into the tower.

The crossbowmen opened up on the Reaper, the third spotting them and hitting as well, but the bolt glanced of the armour. The fourth hit but his hit glanced of the armour, too. The last of the unit shot at the Starved on the west side of the wood, killing one and setting the unit on bloodfrenzy, they immediately advanced.

The rest of the Stygian hord advanced towards the tower.

The Tree Devil emerged from the gras at the south side of the tower, and began to scale the tower.

Turn 2

The crossbowmen opened up on the Stygian Warriors on the west flank. All hits glanced of the armour though. The lone crossbowman on the south flank took aim again at the Starved but rolling a 20 immediately ended his turn.

The Tree Devil continued its climb.

The swordmen went on wait as well as the Repulsar Knight. The Chronomancer descended one Level thus joining the Crossbowmen.

The rest of the Stygians advanced further.

Turn 3

The Tree Devil climbed on the tower to attack but the Chronomancer anticipating this action stopped the flow of time and attacked the Tree Devil who countercharged. The Tree Devil hit first but its weak blow glanced of the Chronomancers shining armour. The return strike woundend, the second killed the Tree Devil. With his remaining actions he cast Time Stop, using the extra time to cast Accelerate on the Crossbowmen.

The Stygian Warriors on the eastern flank hurried into the dead ground of the tower, in return the Crossbowmen annihalated the warriors on the western flank.

The Hammerhead charged the Watchtowers Gate, smashing it to pulp. He was immediately charged by two swordmen out of their wait but they did not manage to wound him. When activated they hacked away at him, again not able to wound him.

The Venom Spawn tried to spit on the crossbowmen but could not spit that far, the rest of the Stygian advancing farther toward the tower.

Turn 4

The leader of the crossbowmen triggered the burning oil killing one Reaper. The remaining Crossbowmen joined their leader at the top of the tower.

The Hammerhead killed one Swordman with its tail giving room for the Repulsar Knight to charge into the close combat, bringing the Hammerhead down to one wound.

The Venom Spawn advanced to bring itself into range to spit into the close combat but it missed.

The swordman finally killed the Hammerhead.

An axe wielding warrior charged the Repulsar Knight, wounding him with a crtitical hit. The other axe wielding warrior charged the swordman but was not able to do any harm to him. The other Stygian of that unit killed the swordmen with thrown darts. The last maneuverd into a position to leap over its mate to engage the Repulsar Knight only to be countercharged by an waiting swordmen. The Stygian missed, the hit of the swordman was stopped by the armour.

Turn 5

The Crossbowmen again released the oil killing one warrior and one Starved.

The remaining Warrior Swordman leaped into the base of the tower to engage the Greatswordman, was charged by tho swordman, survived, hit the Greatswordman and killed him. With his second attack he behaded one other swordman. The remaining Warrior tried to jump out of the combat to attack the lone swordman but the Repulsar Knigth prevented him from doing so.

The Repulsar Knight killed the Warrior in contact with him and the fell back toward the hatch leading to the first floor.

The first Starvved entered the building, then leapt over the combat of the Swordman and the Warrior to attack the Repulsar Knight. As the second leapt in front of the Repulsar Knight the Chronomancer charged him, and after disposing of him charged the second. After he killed him as well he charged and killed the Warrior in combat with the lonley surviving swordman, dispatching this foe as well, then he returned to his place at the hatch.

The remaining Starved charged the swordman but did not manage to wound him. The swordman in return did not kill an enemy either.

The Stygian horde stated to crowd the room...

The Stygian Priestess attacked the Repulsar Knight, her snakes biting him to death.

Turn 6

One of the Starved attemted to attack the Chronomancer, but he changed the flow of time to attack the Stygian Priestess. After wounding her he cast 'Time Stop' to finish her of, then ascenden to the first level of the tower.

On the ground floor the last swordman was finally overwhelmed by the mass of Stygians around him.

The Crossbowmen descendend to aid the Chronomancer.

Turn 7

The Crossbowmen took positions to shoot down any Stygian that might pop its head out of the hatch. The Chronomancer followed them upstairs.

The Stygians prepared to storm.

Turn 8

The Starved tried to get up to the Crossbowmen but were shot down mercilessly, the last was hacked down by the Chronomancer. Thereafter he cast 'Accelerate' at the crossbowmen.

Turn 9

The first Reaper who came to the top was charged by the Chronomancer and killed. Thereafter the Chronomancer tried to cast 'Time Stop' but miscast the spell. The second Reaper attacked but did not wound. The Crossbowman leader killed the Reapers on the tower.

The remaining Stygians fled the field. But no cheer went up from the defenders, the cost had simply been to high...